UPDATE: Coast Guard continues search for overdue kayaker near Lynnhaven, Va. 

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/13/2022 06:16 PM EDT

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UPDATE: Coast Guard continues search for overdue kayaker near Lynnhaven, Va. 

Coast Guard crews from Station Little Creek and Air Station Elizabeth City search for a missing kayaker Sept. 13, 2022 near Lynnhaven, Virginia. Coast Guard crews from Station Little Creek and Air Station Elizabeth City search for a missing kayaker Sept. 13, 2022 near Lynnhaven, Virginia.

Local Virginia law enforcement search and rescue crews assist Coast Guard crews in the search efforts Sept. 13, 2022 for a missing kayaker near Lynnhaven, Virginia.  Local Virginia law enforcement search and rescue crews assist Coast Guard crews in the search efforts Sept. 13, 2022 for a missing kayaker near Lynnhaven, Virginia.  The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Rollin Fritch conduct search patterns Sept. 13, 2022 near Virginia Beach, Virginia during a search for a missing kayaker.

 

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and local partner agencies continue to search for an overdue kayaker near Lynnhaven. 

 

Missing is Ryan Tew, 27-year-old male, last seen leaving at Crab Creek in Lynnhaven Inlet around 11:30 p.m. Monday in a red single-person kayak. Tew was expected to return around 3 a.m. 

 

Search crews located the kayak approximately 4 miles east of 65th Street in Virginia Beach. 

 

An incident command post has been established by the Port of Virginia on Joint Expeditionary Base-Fort Story. 

 

Rescue crews involved in the search are: 

  • Coast Guard Station Little Creek 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew 
  • Coast Guard Cutter Rollin Fritch crew 
  • Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and HC-130 Hercules airplane crews 
  • Two U.S. Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field HSC-28 squadron MH-60 Seahawk helicopter crews 
  • Virginia Marine Resources Commission 
  • Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Police Department 
  • Virginia Beach Police Department 
  • Virginia Beach Fire Department 
  • Virginia Emergency Medical Service 
  • Port of Virginia 
  • Department of Wildlife Resources 

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